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New York City\u2019s young Republicans are under scrutiny again, after New York magazine published \u201cThe New York Young Republican Club Has an Antisemitism Problem\u201d today.<\/p>\n

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The story detailed antisemitic rhetoric shared online by an account appearing to belong to the club\u2019s former treasurer (which he denied was his), as well as a photo of him making what looks like a Nazi salute (which he called doctored).\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a particular conundrum for City Council Member Inna Vernikov, one of just five Republicans in the council, and the one who\u2019s presented herself as a \u201cleading voice against antisemitism.\u201d But Vernikov had previously backed away from the club. Last December,\u00a0she condemned antisemitism on the right ahead of a gala the club held that platformed white nationalist and far-right leaders. She said Tuesday she left the club and requested her name removed from its website, though web archives show it remained on the site as recently as April.<\/p>\n

\u201cAntisemitism has sadly become a pervasive part of social media, public discourse and daily life and I have always said it should be strongly condemned and have strongly condemned it no matter which side of the aisle it comes from,\u201d Vernikov, who co-chairs the council\u2019s antisemitism task force, wrote in a text today. \u201cI will continue speaking out against this ancient evil whether it comes from the right, the left, or elsewhere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Vernikov\u2019s legislative director Troy Olson, however, is still a member of the club and serves on its leadership team according to its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the club is still advertising a \u201chigh tea\u201d this weekend with Vernikov\u2019s colleague, Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino, Politico first reported. Paladino told City & State that she hasn\u2019t decided whether she will still attend on Saturday. \u201cFrom what I understand at the moment, the member who made these comments is no longer affiliated with the NYYRC, but nevertheless I\u2019m taking this seriously and looking into the situation,\u201d she said in a statement, saying she\u2019s concerned about antisemitic rhetoric \u201cno matter where it comes from.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Inna Vernikov had her name pulled from the NYYRC website months ago, while Vickie Paladino\u2019s considering skipping the next event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city"],"yoast_head":"\nGOP council members distance themselves from Young Republicans after antisemitism claims - Business Relocation Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/businessrelocationdigest.com\/?p=471\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GOP council members distance themselves from Young Republicans after antisemitism claims - 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